WELCOME, to the official, renewed page of GEOVISION!

So, I hear you ask? What's Geovision? Geovision is completely unique to our region! Every so often, roughly 52 days, the winner of the previous Geovision organizes the next Geovision, where all the participants can submit a song that they really like. Then, at the date set by the host, everyone gives points to the other songs. The one who wins gets to host the next Geovision! Let's do a brief FAQ.

Isn't Geovision just like Eurovision?

Yes. In fact, it's exactly like Eurovision. Of course we can't really use the exact same format, so the format is as closely as possible translated to the format of Nationstates.

How do I participate?

Send a song to the host country, in this case, me. I will collect them all and release them altogether on the set date. The set date for the event will be April 17th, 2020. You got until that day, 22 PM CET to submit your song. Don't be late!

Can I send any song?

I'd encourage you to get creative, but the rough answer is yes, you can. Just make sure to keep it friendly and in good spirit.

Does the song have to be from the RL version of my nation?

No. The song can be from anywhere, you are completely free to pick anything you like. If you're Japan, feel free to pick a song that is made in the United States, or vice versa.

So, a few rules to get you started and to make sure everything goes smoothly.

1. The way of giving points is always as follows; you give 12 points to the song you liked most, 10 points to your second most well liked song, 8 to your third. The format would thus be;

12 - Your most favorite song
10 - Your second most favorite
8 - Your third most favorite
7 - Etc
6 - Etc
5 - Etc
4 - Etc
3 - Etc
2 - Etc
1 - Etc

If there are more participants than points you can give, that means some songs won't get any points. Reality sure is harsh, isn't it? You can't give points to yourself!

2. Politics are banned. This is a community event. We can still play as our nations, but judge a nation on their song, not on your IC relations with them. For example, I can still give my friend, the Soviet Union, 12 points if I liked his song, despite my cold relations with the nation. The song is what counts!

3. The nation that wins the song contest will be the next host.

4. The song contest will find place 52 days after the previous one. The host should release the songs 7 days after they announce the contest. Just observe me this competition, it will surely help you if you have any question and if you are the next host.

5. Have fun, give it your all, and go win this thing. If you have any questions, send me a telegram over NationStates or DM Me (@Infiniya#6739) on Discord. Good luck!

Let's look at an example.

There are 6 nations participating, 5 of them have voted. The ranking would look like this (I'm just taking examples here)

1. The United Examples - 44 pts - VOTED
2. The Republican Samples - 39 pts - VOTED
3. The Illustrative Empire - 24 pts - VOTED
4. The Halidom of Examplification - 20 pts - DID NOT VOTE
5. The Archetype Confederacy - 18 pts - VOTED
6. The Federation of Patterns - 11 pts - VOTED

Looks like the naughty Halidom of Examplification did not vote. But all the others voted on the existing entries - theirs included! Here's what you do.

FIRST, just count the votes as you always would. Don't count the vote of nations that failed to submit their votes before the deadline.
SECOND, remove the nations that failed to submit their votes in time from the list that you created in step one.

Presto. Your list now excludes the nation that failed to submit its votes, without altering the voting patterns of the people who voted!